Q: What are the prime factors of the number 23,433,729?

 A: 3, 11, 701, 1013

Why are those the prime factors of the number 23,433,729?

Prime factors are the prime numbers that can be multipled together to equal the original number. You find the factors by dividing by prime numbers. It is best shown by creating a Factor Tree.

Factor Tree for the number 23,433,729

23,433,729
Factor Arrows
37,811,243
Factor Arrows
11710,113
Factor Arrows
7011,013

The numbers in bold above are the prime factors. If there are multiples, you only count them one time. This leads us to our prime factors of:

3, 11, 701, 1013

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 11 x 701 x 1,013 = 23,433,729

This can also be written as 31 x 111 x 7011 x 1,0131 = 23,433,729

If you would like to know more, or need additional explanation, please review our prime factorization explanation.


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